Change-dispenser



W. H. CLOUD.

CHANGE DISPENSER. APPLICATION FILED Dic. la. |9I1. IIEIIEwED III/IY 3. |920.

1 ,360,367, Pand Nov. 30, 1920 ATTORNEY UNITED STATES' PATENT` OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. oLoUDQoF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

CHANGE-DISPE NS ER.

Application filed December 18. 1917, Serial No. 207,800.

To all li/wm t may cor/,cern

Be it known that I. VVILLMM ll. CLOUD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle. in the county of King and State of lashingtoin have invented a new and useful 'Improvement in ChangeDispensers, of which the following is a` specification.

This invention relates to improvements in devices i'or facilitating the handling of small articles, as for instance the handlingr of change at a cashiers desk or counter, and the object of this improvement is to provide a cheap and simple device on which small articles, as small pieces of change. or small metallic devices, may he placed, and from which they may quickly and easily he transferred into a persons hand without being picked up with the fingers.

In a general Way the device comprises a pedestal. or base that is adapted to rest on any plane surface, as a desk or table, and that supports a concave receptacle in such manner that the receptacle may he tilted sidewise by a simple pressure of the hand to discharge the contents thereof into the hand.

The invention consists in the novel construction, adaptation and combination oi' parts of a change dispensing device, as will be more clearly hereinafter described and claimed.

ln the accompanying drawings7 Figure 1 is a view in vertical section of a device constructed in accordance with this invention as it may appear when in a normal upright position; Fig. 2 is a view in elevation of the saine as it may appear when it is tilted into a suitable position for discharging its con-- tents; Fig. 3y is a view in vertical section of a modified form of the device and Figs. -l and 5 are views in elevation ot two other modified forms of the device.

This device is exceptionallyY well adapted for use as a change dispenser for small coins. and will be referred to in this capacity in some places in the following description, hut it will be understood that it is not lim ited to this use but is equally well adapted for handling any small articles that are inconvenient to pick up when placed on a plane surface.

Referring to the drawings throughout which like reference numerals designate like parts. the numeral T, Figs. 1 and 2, designates a pedestal o1' base having a centrally Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 30, 1920.

Renewed May 3, 1920. Serial No. 378.656.

disposed upright support 9 that is provided on its top end with an upwardly directed annular rim 9 and is adapted to support a tiltable holder that is designated iu a gen oral way by the numeral l0. i

The holder 1U is provided on its top side with a concave receptacle 11 that is preier :Lilly constructed ol' sheet metal and is shaped so that an annular inclined rim 1Q is Yformed around the outer edgethereof for the contents to slide over as they are discharged from such receptacle.

Entending downwardly from the rim 12 and integral therewith is an annular curved portion 13 that projects outwardly beyond the limits of the perimeter oi the rim 12 at its bottom edge and serves as a hand cngag ing element by which the holder may be tilted.

The bottom side of the receptacle 11 is provided with a centrally disposed iixed disk` 14 that lits loosely within the rim 9 and coiiperates therewith to torni a relatively stable support for the holder and a uni-- versal lioint on which such holder may be tilted inany direction.

The disk 14 and rim El are of large enough diameter so that they form a sutliciently large support to prevent the holder from tilting under the weight of articles that may be placed therein in such a position as to nnhalance the holder.

The disk 14 and receptacle il are disposed within a` cylindrical casing 15 that is secured to the receptacle 11 and projects downwardly therefrom.

with the support 8 and limit the tilting movement of the holder and such bottom edges are preferably bent inward as at 161e prevent the holder heing removed from the hase portion. Y

When used as a coin dispenser the device mayV be set on a cashiers desk` or counter over which change, as metallic coin 17, is returned to the public. llllhen change is due a customer. the cashier may place the change in the receptacle 11 and the customer may place the edge of his hand against the curved periphery 13 with the palm upturned and extended and exert a pressure to tilt the holder 10 into an inclined position as shown in Fig. 2, so that the change will be discharged over the rim 12 into his hand.

As S0011 as the pressure on the holder ie released it will immediately resume the upright position shown in F ig. l..

The device will operate in substantially the saine manner when used for dispensing' any other small article as when used for disdpensing coins.

ig. 3 discloses a lnodied toi-1n of the invention wherein is provided a pedestal 2O having a centrally arranged upright support 21 that is provided near its top end with an enlarged portion 22 around which extends an annular flange 2? that has an npturned outer edge or rini 24.

Q5 is e concave tray or receptacle that is supported upon a hemispherical shell 26 the lower edge of which rests on the flange 23. Thc riin of the tray 25 is preferably bent downwardl or offset as shown at 27.

28 is a cy indrical member having a transverse Wall 29 that is provided with a central aperture having a downturned peripheral edge 230 that is adapted to hook over the u turned. ed e 24 of the flange 23 where v the mem er Q8 is supported..

The upper edge of the member 2S is turned or bent' in, as shown at 32, and the lower portion of such member is provided with a curved element 33 against which the hand may be placed to tilt the device.

The chief advantage of the device shown in Fig. 3 is that the sides of the member project above the edges of the tray or receptacle 25 when the device is in its normal upright position :md thereby prevent the coins from accidental-ly falling over the edge of such coin receptacle when they are placed therein.

To remove change or other articles from the receptacle 25, the hand is placed against the portion in an open position with the palm upward and a pressure is exerted to tilt the several parts into the position shown by broken lines, so that the contente of the tra 25 will be discharged into the hand.

t is obvious that when the member 28 is tiltechthe inwardl)Y turned top edge 32 on the side toward Which the member is inclined Will first engage with the depressed peripheral portion 27 of the receptacle and will then carry the receptacle downwardly along with it into the position shown by broken lines.

Fig. 4 illus'trates a concave receptacle 35, having two spacedapart bearing pins 36 projecting from each side tlereoi and supported in slots 37 in two oppositely disposed Standards 38, only one of which is shown.

The bottom of thereceptacle 35 is provided with a downwardly extending menr ber 39 against which the ends of the fingers may be placed to tilt the receptacle into the position shown by broken lines, end cause the contents thereof to be discharged into the hand.

ln the construction shown in Fig. l the spaced apart bearing pins Will prevent the weight ot the contents from tilting the rcceptacle and will cause such device to nornrallj,Y assume an upright position after it has been tilted. A

Fig. shows a coin rcceptacie l0 supportcd by a standard 4l that is mounted on a solid base member 42 having a rounded bottom 43.

The buse i2 is oi larger diameter than the coin receptacle #i0 and has a flut top side i4 on which thc hand may be placed. to tilt the device into a discharging position as ,shown by broken iines.

li' is obvious that other variations in the torni ot this device which fall within the scope of the appended claims will suggest themselves to those skilled in the mechanical arts.

That l claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is:

A device of the c aes described comprising :i pedestal that is provided et its top vnd with an upwardl directed circular rim o? relatively smell diameter, a concave rev ccptacle, a disk secured'to the bottom side oi said receptacle in the center thereof end adapted to fit within said rim, downwardly projecting curved sides on seid receptacle, said sides orniing hand engaging elements, and a downwardly projecting casing-on said receptacle and surrounding the top ond oi said pedestai to limit the angle through which said receptacle may be tilted, the bottom edges ot said casing being turned inwardly to prevent the removal of said receptacle from said edestal.

Signed bv me at l cattle Vl cih any of December, 191i.

WILLIAM H. CLOUD.

lashington, this Witnesses: g

ERNEST l. liEnAnn, DORA C. KUHRS.

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